Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-01-31


Der of seventy, gave Mr.. and Mrs.
G. f. Rowen a pleasant surprise
Friday eve, the 2Sth inst. the 41st
anniversary Of their marriage. Nj
merous useful presents, including
quite sum of money. were left as
testimonials of respect and esteem
by the guests. Their son, Mr.. NJ.
c. Rowen of Lowell, Mass. remem-
bered his parents in a check for a
liberal amount. The Barton Cornet
Band were present and furnished
music to enliven the occasion, much
to the delight of all present.
Hugh H. Griswold. whose sickness
was reported last week, died at j.
3. Freeman's on Tuesday morning.
and his remains were taken to Wa
terbury on Wednesday, Rev. Mr..
Moody accompanying them. Mr..
| Griswold was a good mechanic, and
a genial man. The circumstances in
! regard to his death are sad, however,
and a lesson that ought to be needed
is given to the community. Mr..
Freeman's people desire to express
| thanks to friends and neighbOrs for
/ kindness and assistance during the
sickness and death of Mr.. GriswOld.
Henry Blake of Hardwick, has in
his possession some old papers re-
lating to matters during the war of
1912. in which is a record of pro-
ceedings in relation to the protection
| Of the Canadian frontier against the
1 British The quota of men furnished
BY Sutton and Sheffield is given as
follows: Sutton. Sergt. Joseph
Spalding, Moses Brewer, Horace
Streeter. Manlev French, Seth Allen,
Moses P. Emerson, Daniel Brewer ;
Sheffield furnished Capt. Clement
Daniels. Joseph Miles, Benz, Gray,
John Wiley, Geo. Jenness and Will
liam Hawkins. The service was not
very arduous or dangerous, but
seemed necessary. John Mattocks
of Peacham was the brigadier gen
eral commanding the troops in this
northern section.
At the annual meeting of the Or
leans Co. Agricultural Society, at
this place Jan. 20, the following offic-
ers were elected for the year ensuing a:
c. L. Baker, Greensboro, Pres. A;
Nixon Morse, Derby, A. P. Bean,
! Glover, Vice Priests. W. c. Brown,
Barton. Treas. The following are
the directors E. c. ROwell, Alba
nv; o. D. Rowen, Barton; 5. S.
Tinkham, Bloomington Josiah
Hamblett, Charleston: W. L. Bar
rows, Coventry; Henry Dutton,
Craftsbury Myron Adams, Derby ;
A. c. Chase, Glover: J. B. Cook,
Greensboro Norman Eastman, Hol-
land; Homer Somers, Irasburgh ;
Ed. Hunt, jay; 1. Stevenson, Low
ell; L. B. Brooks, Morgan; j. c.
Hunt, Newport; Mitchell Hunt,
Troy; W. W. Wood, Wcstfeld; j.
| c. Orne, Westmore n. K. Camp
bell, Sutton; Chas. Sisco, Sheffield ;
Mr.. Hobson. Brighton.
Barton Landing
Rev. L. H. Banks of Boston will
deliver three lectures here, on the
evenings Of Feb. Z, 9 and 10, at NJ.
f. church, on Victor Hugo" 1.-The
Woman's Inheritance" and Indians
and Chinese seen on the Pacific
Coast"
Mrs. John Hall died on Friday
last, after a long and painful illness.
A post norton examination by Drs.
Wright, Ranney, and Campbell of
Albany, revealed the fact that her
disease was a cancer in the pancreas,
q very obscure disease. Ten gall
stones were found in the gall blad-
der, but these had not given any
known trouble.
ALBANY.
Anna Butler had a severe hemor-
rhage of the lungs last Thursday.
One day recently Geo. Monkeys
child fell down stairs and Mr.. Farr
went after DIR. Campbell; while they
were driving past the post-otfice
close together Fairs horse which
was ahead suddenly stopped and the
DR.. ran into him from behind. Farr
was thrown out on to his head, and
the DIR. went on to his back, both horses
getting away. When they were stop
ped Fairs sleigh was found to be
badly broken, and his own neck bare
ly escaped like injury, while the DIR.
and his team came out without serious
hurt.
south AIb3anV-
Tyler Rowell had a polypus remov-
ed from his nostril by DR.. Campbell
recently.
last Albany.
A large and pleasant gathering at
| the sociable at L. L. Sanborn's.
Mrs Rice of Sutton has come to
reside with her niece. Mrs. Sias.
Mrs. Abby NJ. Chamberlin is in
Ill on a visit, to return in the spring.
Mrs. Beech, not Mrs. Buck. as
previously reported, has gone to re-
! side with H. NJ. Hunter
At Geo. Tinker's auction cows
sold at from $50 to $40 each, and
hav from 81 to $40 a ton.